Former West Allegheny student Tanner Rosborough, 15, signs MLS NEXT Pro contract
Tanner Rosborough already has made a number of professional appearances.
He had 28 goals during the MLS NEXT regular season and won an MLS NEXT Cup, scoring the game-winning goal in the final.
Be that as it may, Rosborough is only 15 years old. It’s quite obvious, this kid is growing up fast.
A player in the New York Red Bulls Academy over the past year, Rosborough recently signed an MLS NEXT Pro contract through 2024, and an MLS NEXT contract through 2029.
He is a “homegrown” signee meaning he became a member of an MLS club academy, either in the U.S. or Canada — or a Canadian Approved Youth Club — before he turned 15.
Homegrown players can earn up to $125,000 above the reserve minimum salary of $65,500, or the senior minimum salary ($84,000).
The Red Bulls have a young bull and he is showing he can handle the professional life.
A former West Allegheny student, Rosborough played for the Beadling Soccer Club until he was 14.
“Tanner is a talent that will be a very important asset to the club now, and in the future,” Red Bulls coach Ibrahim Sekagya told Soccerwire.com. “He proved through our academy that he has an incredible amount of composure in the final third and an inherent ability to find the back of the net.”
Rosborough lives with a host family in New Jersey. He fired in the go-ahead goal in a 201 win over CF Montreal in the MLS NEXT Cup U-15 championship.
He was named MVP of the tournament.
NEWS: #NYRBII have signed @RedBullsAcademy product Tanner Rosborough to an MLS NEXT Pro contract, who will join the first team as a Homegrown player in 2025!
Welcome, Tanner! pic.twitter.com/WI67Eyhgnt
— New York Red Bulls II (@NYRBII) September 7, 2023
Another big stepper climbing the player pathway. ????✍️
Congratulations to U15 MLS NEXT Cup champion Tanner Rosborough on signing a professional contract with @NYRBII. pic.twitter.com/HMeJWAwpMl
— MLS NEXT (@MLSNEXT) September 8, 2023
OFFICIAL: 15-year-old Tanner Rosborough has signed a contract with @NYRBII and will join the first team in 2025 ???????? pic.twitter.com/OgSQfpy49k
— Footy Access (@footy_access) September 7, 2023
@WestABoysSoccer 5th grader, Tanner Rosborough, won the Futsal state cup recently. He plays for the Barbarians based in Monroeville. They outscored the competition 53-7. This championship gives them an opportunity to compete at a Regional tournament. Good luck Tanner! pic.twitter.com/4DzvAyqRaS
— West A Boys Soccer (@WestABoysSoccer) January 8, 2019
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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